What The Blues Teaches Us About Preaching
I was thinking about preaching when I came across Rev. Zach Mills facebook entry which says: “Dream dangerously! We currently live among a generation of people whose dreams are too …
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Great preaching has in mind not merely inspiration, but the preaching of transformative sermons. We do not desire to make people who merely know more of the Bible, although that …
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Click Here to Sign Up For Free Web Seminar Our next web seminar will be the Fundamentals of Preaching in the African American Tradition. In that seminar we will talk …
Free Web Seminar – Preaching in the Black Tradition Read MoreHow do you address the emotions of the people correctly? Is it futile to try? Elder Cox answers that question as well as describes his concept of “allowing the content …
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Elder Sherman Haywood Cox II talks to Pastor E. L. Jones of Truly Blessed Communications. Truly Blessed Communications is a technology consulting firm for churches. In addition, Pastor J. presents …
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Perhaps the most effective thing a preacher can do to strengthen the connection between the congregation and the scripture is to interpret the Bible with your senses. Here you use …
Making Scripture Real In Preaching – Use Your Senses Read More
Exegesis is simply a close reading of the scripture so that you can extract the meaning from the text. Before you can preach a text you must understand the text. …
Stylistic Exegesis For Preaching Powerful Sermons Read MoreOne interesting question came up a little while ago. “Elder Cox, how do you advocate ‘three points and a poem’ while at the same time you advocate ‘one point in …
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Many preachers have preached sermons that were not prepared from making use of sermon planning. Often the sermon lands us in Flunkersville and we resolve never to be in this …
Five Benefits of Sermon Planning Read MoreCelebration and application are two different things, but they are related. How can Black Preaching help us address this? In this video, I quickly describe the difference. Someone asked what …
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One of the most important requirements for preachers who have the audacity to stand in a pulpit is to “say something important.” Those three words alone if followed would help …
Preach Something Important Read MoreHow Do You End The Sermon When You Want To Have A Challenge?
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